>> I'd like to know what does he mean with "no events". in Delphi you could do stuff like:
sendButton.onClick = ClickHandlerMethod I don't even want to think about what the equivalent is in Java. Basically, you need function pointers. On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 2:30 AM, Fabrizio Giudici <fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it> wrote: > On Tue, 01 May 2012 19:41:57 +0200, Casper Bang <casper.b...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 6:46:05 PM UTC+2, phil swenson wrote: >>> >>> >>> I remember being very disappointed when I first looked at Java for >>> writing desktop UIs. It was a huge step backwards from all the >>> lessons learned from Delphi and VB in the 90s. No properties, no >>> events, layout hell, overly complicated APIs. >>> >> >> And yet, the hardcore Java developer will defend it vigorously. > > > This is not true as most Java developers know that Swing is pretty old. BTW, > getting back to the original Phil's statement, apart from the fact that you > can have properties in the language with an annotation processor, I'd like > to know what does he mean with "no events". One of the problems of Swing is > perhaps that there are too many (kinds of) events. > > > -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it > http://tidalwave.it - http://fabriziogiudici.it > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
